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Youth Recreation Area Rushcutters Bay Park Woollahra Municipal Council Finance, Community & Services Committee 15 October 2018 Item No: Delegated to Committee Subject: YOUTH RECREATION AREA RUSHCUTTERS BAY PARK Author: Tessa Pentony, Team Leader Open Space & Recreational Planning Approvers: Paul Fraser, Manager - Open Space & Trees Tom O'Hanlon, Director - Technical Services File No: 18/147190 Reason for Report: To seek approval to progress with the Youth Recreation Area project at Rushcutters Bay Park Recommendation: A. That Council endorse the Youth Recreation Area at Rushcutters Bay Park concept plan as exhibited, allowing for amendments arising during the detailed design process. B. That Council undertake a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for review by the Director – Planning & Development. C. That subject to approval of the REF, Council proceed with detailed design, tendering and construction. D. That the detailed design of the Youth Recreation Area consider the following suggestions from the community consultation; - Slight amendment to the design of the basketball practice area to provide safe movement around the goal post. - Review of elements impacting the flow of the area for skate and scooter riders to allow more participation and control of movement. - Ensure Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant access around the new facility. - All necessary signage is included as part of the facility including dog regulation and safety messages. E. That Council’s Team Leader of Tree Management provide input to the detailed design and construction phases to ensure that existing trees are adequately protected. F. Council work with Police and other agencies to promote programs to encourage youth to use the facility and monitor any potential anti-social behaviour. Background: In 2013, Council commenced investigations into the provision of a recreational facility designed to cater for the 8-14 age group, following correspondence and requests from the local Paddington community. It was acknowledged that this age group is growing and facilities for play are limited. Council engaged consultants CONVIC (who specialize in youth space solutions) to assist with identifying suitable sites and concept designs within the LGA. It was decided that Rushcutters Bay Park was the most suitable location, particularly given the proximity to the target user group in the Paddington area. A concept design was developed for the facility in the northern section of Rushcutters Bay Park (adjacent to the existing fitness equipment) and Council undertook an extensive community consultation. On 1 May 2017 the consultation findings were reported to Council and it was resolved; A. That Council take no further action on the Rushcutters Bay Youth Recreation Facility, including a skate facility or a basketball court. Item No. Page 1 Woollahra Municipal Council Finance, Community & Services Committee 15 October 2018 B. That Woollahra Council immediately commence discussions with Centennial/Moore Park Trust to facilitate the delivery of the skate facility for the Paddington and the broader district community as identified in the Centennial/Moore Park Masterplan. On 16 October 2017, the following Notice of Motion was adopted; THAT Council: 1. Notes its decision of 1 May 2017 regarding Youth Facilities at Rushcutters Bay and progress to date towards providing facilities through collaboration with Centennial Park. 2. Requests staff to prepare a report, based on the needs analysis and survey data contained in the CONVIC report presented to Community & Environment Committee on 10 April 2017, 3. to provide options to council to progress the provision of facilities for Woollahra's young 4. people aged 8-14 years old, with respect to the following: a. Identify multiple further options within Rushcutters Bay Park, including the southwestern portion of the park adjacent to New South Head Road, to locate youth facilities,including for scooters and skaters; b. ensure all identified locations require the removal of no established trees nor the removal of excessive green open space; c. ensure all identified locations have capacity for soft landscaping around the siting of youth facilities; and d. provide options to council to progress a proposal once a suitable location is selected. In response to this Notice of Motion, a report was presented (Annexure 1) on the 26 February 2018 to the Community and Environment Committee with the following resolution; A. That a concept plan be prepared for a Youth Recreation Facility at the location identified as Option 3 in this report. B. That the proposal for a Youth Recreation Facility based on the draft concept plan be placed on public exhibition for comment C. A further report on the public exhibition be presented to Council. Item No. Page 2 Woollahra Municipal Council Finance, Community & Services Committee 15 October 2018 As noted in the report of 26 February 2018, the location identified as Option 3 was selected as it addressed previous major concerns, in particular: Impact on open space . Requires no removal of established trees; no major canopy pruning is required; an open grassed area with some natural shade is available and there is good capacity for additional landscape treatment . Located in a section of the park that is under-utilised . The site is away from the foreshore with no view loss of the harbor Anti-social behaviour . Sight lines into and out of the facility from all sides . Passive surveillance is good as the site is close to the main park entry Increased noise . The sound from continuous heavy traffic along New South Head Road will help to mitigate any noise actual or perceived from the proposed facility . Location is furthest east of the three options and away from Rushcutters creek/canal and the Vibe Hotel Other benefits . Proximity to the southern access bridge over the canal connecting Rushcutters Bay Park with the City of Sydney’s active recreation spaces of Reg Bartley Oval and the Rushcutters Tennis Centre . Site is at an intersection of internal paths, adjacent to the path leading to the café/children’s playground . Close proximity to regularly serviced public transport makes the location easily accessible. In response to the Council resolution, Council staff engaged CONVIC to develop a new concept plan at the Option 3 site which was exhibited. Item No. Page 3 Woollahra Municipal Council Finance, Community & Services Committee 15 October 2018 Consultation: An extensive public exhibition of the new concept design and location was undertaken, commencing 25 July 2018 and closing on 31 August 2018, for a total of 38 days. Council’s Your Say webpage was the primary exhibition tool and contained the online survey portal. The page contained an outline of the project, including images, location maps, fly through video, key dates, a FAQ summary and acoustic information. There was also an opportunity for community members to submit additional questions that they felt had not been addressed in the FAQ page. Community Engagement included the following methods: . Media Release – Wentworth Courier: Mayor’s Column and Council’s weekly notification page; 3 x ¼-page ads; ‘Woollahra News’ full page ad; The Beast August issue; Social Media channels. Letterbox drop to local residents/owners of Rushcutters Bay Park (Woollahra LGA). Briefing or notification email to the Darling Point Society, Woollahra History and Heritage Society, Darling Point Edge. Briefing Political Offices of the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, the Hon. Gabrielle Upton, and the Hon. Alex Greenwich . Park signage in Rushcutters Bay Park (Woollahra). Woollahra Council website – Community Engagement site ‘Our Woollahra Your Say’. Double Bay Library and Customer Service – Digital and noticeboard display. Notification to local primary schools, pre-schools, WAYS, and relevant Youth groups. The Your Say portal gave each respondent an opportunity to familiarise themselves with key details of the project prior to providing feedback. Data analysis shows that there was high interaction with the information provided, including; . 642 submissions . 668 views of the fly through video of the concept plan . 708 views of the images provided during the consultation period . 385 submissions were from Rushcutters Bay, Darling Point or Paddington A full consultation report is attached as Annexure 3 and all comments received are included in Annexure 4. A number of community members provided feedback directly to Council. These people were encouraged to submit their feedback through the online survey for ease of collation and review. In addition to the Your Say portal, Council also received three petitions. Two petitions used the change.org platform and the third was a hard copy. Details of these petitions can be found in the consultation report, and can be summarised as follows: 1. Against the Proposal (800 Signatures) – the main points of this submission stated; . Both Rushcutters Bay Park and Yarranabbe Park to be listed as heritage areas. No new development or reduction of open spaces or encroachment on grassed areas. No skateboard park or basketball court or 'youth facilities' or concrete constructions or artificial constructions here. Grass and trees are scientifically proven to be beneficial to all aspects of our health. We love the parks as they are and they need to be better maintained. Item No. Page 4 Woollahra Municipal Council Finance, Community & Services Committee 15 October 2018 . We don't want any structures or activities to encourage
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